Check and shade holder



(No Model.)

J. B. NEWMAN. CHECK AND SHADE HOLDER. No. 552,071. v v Patented Dec. 24,1895.

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JOHN BYRON NEWMAN, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

CHECK AND'SHADE HOLDER. E

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 552,071, dated December24, 1895.

Application filed. June 13,1895. Serial No. 552,682. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN BYRON NEWMAN, a subject of the Queen ofEngland, living in the city of Detroit, county of Wayne, State ofMichigan, have invented a new and useful Pad-Hook, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of harness attachments which aresecured to the back-band and which serve to removablyhold the rear endof the checkrein and also furnish means for carrying other articles ofutility or ornament. Its object is to provide a device that will preventthe accidental unfastening of the checkrein by the animal, and at thesame time permit it to be readily connected or detached therefrom.

A further object is to provide convenient means for carrying ornamentsof various classes commonly used about horses, and also to serve as afastening means for fiy-nets or articles of like character.

It consists in certain peculiar and novel features of construction andarrangement, as hereinafter described, and pointed out in the appendingclaims.

My invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, whichwith the letters of reference marked thereon form a part of thisspecification, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of my device,showing it in position upon the backband of the harness. Fig. 2 is aside elevation of the same. Fig. 3 shows the lever in perspective, andFig. 4 is a plan view of the device.

Referring to the drawings, B indicates the base portion of the devicewhich is provided with the depending screw 0 serving to secure thedevice to the back-band of the harness.

B B" are upwardly-extending branches of a U-shaped body, one of which,E, terminates at its upper end with and unites in forming the tubularholder T. The other, 13", forms the check-hook proper and terminateswith any suitable ornament, preferably in the form of a goose-neck, asshown. Formed integral with the inner side and near the upper end of thetubular holder is a split supportingarm Z. This arm extends laterally inthe direction of the opposite branch B", spanning about two-thirds ofthe distance between the two branches.

Pivoted at g, and supported between the two parts of the split arm abovereferred to, is a gravity-lever m. (Seen best in Fig. 3.) Its lower edgeis curved to correspond to the curvature of the lower inner edge of thesupporting-arm, and its upper edge is straight and provided with aprotecting-plate c, for a purpose hereinafter pointed out. This platemay be formed integral with the lever or made separate and secured byany suitable means.

Upon the inner side of the goose-neck there is provided a shallow grooveor way directly in the path of the forward end of the lever m, which isconstructed to engage therein when the lever is in its closed position,as shown inFigs. 2 and 4.. At the same time the rear end of theprotection-plate is arranged to project slightly beyond the lever and toengage within the notch a, formed upon the inner side of the holder T.This engagement may be made by giving the lever sufficient lateralmotion in its support to allow the beveled end o of the plate 0 to befreed from the notch and to be forced in and out, or, as I have shown,it may be made by aiding the lateral movement in providing for a slightbending motion in the engaging end of the plate. This is accomplished byallowing the end 12, as above stated, to extend beyond the rear end ofthe lever.

In order to utilize gravity to assist in operating and preventing theaccidental disengagement of the checkrein, I load the rear end of thelever, as shown at F, by means of the enlarged edge or bead, which iscurved around the pivot-center of the lever. This construction providesthe necessary weight to that end, and is so arranged between the twoparts of the split supporting-arm as to produce the desired resultwithout giving to the device an awkward and clumsy appearance.

In check-hooks of this character wherever a lever or movable part of anykind has been employed it has invariably proved a failure, owing to theaction of rain or moisture when allowed to get into the working jointsof the parts. Interferences of this kind I avoid by the use of theprotection-plate above described, for as will be noticed upon referenceto Fig. 4: the plate covers the entire joint and extends slightly overthe outer edges of the supporting-arm, thus acting as a roof over themoving parts to protect them from the elements. At the same time theoverlapping edges serve as means by which the lever may be readilylifted out of engagement eye at V in the upper end-of the goose-neck,

also a lug ion the side and at the upper end of the holder, both ofwhich are adapted to be employed for this purpose.

It is obvious that this de vicemaybe altered in its construction andarrangement without materially departing from the spirit of myinvention, and I would have it understood that while I prefer theparticular-form. shown and described I do not desire to limit myselfthereto.

Having thus described my invention, what I desire to claim is- 1. In acheck and shade holder, the combination of a base portion provided witha holding screw and an upwardly extending U shaped body, a tubularholder provided with a laterally extending supporting arm and formingthe terminal of one of the branches of said U shaped body, a gravitylever pivotally supported upon said laterally extending arm and meanswhereby said leveris prevented from accidental displacement,substantially as described.

2. In a check and shade holder, the combination of the base portion 13provided with a holding screw 0 and upward extending branches B B, thetubularholder T formed integral with the upper end of said terminal Band provided with the inward extending supporting arm Z and notch a, alever m, pivotally supportedon said inwardly extending arm having itsrear end provided with the weight F, and its forward end adapted toengage in the groove q, upon the inside of the upward extending branch Band the protection plate 0, secured to the upper edge of said lever andhaving its rear end arranged to engage within the notch a, when saidlever is in its closed position, substantially as described.

JOHN BYRON NEW MAN. itnesses CHARLES W. CHAPMAN, MW. 0. TOBIAS.

